I would have absolutely no problem with any one of Mr. Shepard's statements here, if only he'd begin each one with "In my opinion..." Because that's all this is: his faith-driven opinion about how our civil laws should treat people who are L, G, B, and T (*to be clear, Mr. Shepard supports so-called "ex-gay" therapy designed to "change" us). We are making arguments based in constitutional law, and they are countering with "but we don't like it! [harumph!

I suspect that folks like Shepard will keep sharing these personal opinions long after we win the marriage debate in full. I fully support his right to have his own views; he does not have the right to force those into shared public policy.